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Patented Sept. 27, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIRT Harry E.Coverman, Pottstown, Pa. Application January 22, 1937, Serial No.121,762

1 Claim.

This invention relates broadly to wearing apparel and more particularlyto shirts such as are customarily worn by men and boys, with or withouta vest, and it has for a primary object to provide a garment of theindicated type characterized by the maximum of shoulder fit and style.

Another object is to provide a shirt distinguished by a novelsleeve-shoulder and back gusset formation which permits free armmovement for the wearer while generally eliminating the customarysagging and creasing at the shoulder regions.

A further object is the provision of a shirt which is simple to cut,that reduces the amount of material involved as compared with prevailingmanufacture, and which also effects a saving of time and labor whileensuring the maximum of fit and style.

Other features and ancillary advantages are hereinafter set forth, orwill become apparent from the following description of one practicalembodiment of the invention, while the novel subject matter is moreparticularly expressed in the claim at the conclusion of thisspecification.

In the drawings:

Fig. I is a front view of a shirt embodying the present improvements inone practical form.

Fig. Ia is a detail view at the frontal collar region.

Fig. II is a back view of the shirt.

Fig. III is a plan view of the main pieces of which the shirt is formed,with portions broken off for convenience in illustration; and,

Fig. IV is a fragmentary front view illustrating the ease with which ashirt, in accordance with this invention, adapts itself to narrow andbroad shouldered wearing conditions.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the numeral l indicates theback piece, and 2 the front piece generally; 3 the one piece sleeves and4 the collar or neck band. In accordance with known practice, the front2 is made in counterpart portions 5, 5', joined by conventionalfastening means 6, said portions being suitably seamed at 1 to theconfronting edges of the back piece I. Each sleeve 3 is mainlyconformable to standard pattern excepting that it is provided with asuit- 0 able extension or shoulder portion 8, along somewhat raglanlines, which is of a configuration to extend upwardly to the shirtneckband or collar 4, where it is cut-off to provide a transversestraight edge 9, for attachment to said collar,

and tapering edges In for seaming'to the front and back body edges 1 I,,I 2, respectively; as hereinafter set forth.

It is also to be particularly noted that the back piece I is cut downsomewhat and a gusset 13 inserted. This gusset I3 is suitably configuredto provide upper and lower inwardly-curved edges l4, l5, respectively;and outwardly curved ends Hi. In application of the gusset [3, the shirtback I has its upper portion suitably gathered, as indicated bydot-and-dash lines in Fig. III, to a width for seaming to the gussetedge IS in an obvious manner. In practice the parts above described willbe assembled and sewn together along conventional lines, and it will beobserved thatthe gusset [3 allows the shirt body to hang more smoothlyfrom the wearers shoulders, provides for a single-thickness fullness inthe region of the wearers shoulder blades, and eliminates puckeringbelow the collar 4 which is unsightly and annoying in hot weather.Furthermore, by virtue of forming the sleeves 3 with the extensions 8,the shirt hangs neatly from the shoulders as well as automaticallyadapts itself for wear by broad, narrow, or sloping shouldered persons,as best understood from Fig. IV.

Obviously minor details in shape, proportions and configuration of theseveral parts are included within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: The combination in a shirt,of the type described, of a conventional two-part front having uppertapering side edges; a substantially conformative back embodying agusset with upper and lower inwardly-curved edges as well asoutwardly-curved ends; a collar or neckband section; and one piecesleeves having tapering shoulder extensions, with severed ends providingnarrow collar or transverse neckband engaging edges; said gussetoutwardly-curved ends serving for conforniatory attachment to the sleevetapering shoulder portions adjoining the transverse edges thereof; andthe gusset lower inwardlycurved edge being of less width than the backupper edge to enable gathering of the latter, as

well as providing a single thickness in the region of the wearersshoulder blades, whereby a shirt of better fit is provided and which isdevoid of any sagging? tendencies.

HARRY E. COVERMAN.

